At the COP27 in Egypt, stakeholders in the business of leather released a ‘Leather Manifesto’ titled ‘Earth’s Legacy – A Place for Leather’, urging for recognition of leather’s climate-efficient characteristics. This was a reiteration of the COP26 manifesto which had exhorted: ‘Our Materials Impact our Climate’. Both called on the world to "recognise the cyclical, climate efficient nature of natural fibres and their potential for a positive contribution to reducing the climate impacts of consumer products." texfash.com spoke to some key stakeholders to glean more on a range of issues pertaining to the industry.

As the fashion industry continues with its seismic growth, what is intertwined is the rise and rise of the digital textile print market which is set to touch $266.38 billion by 2023. This translates to a whopping 2.17 billion metres of printed textiles, coming out of a complicated and inextricably linked supply chain. Intertwined also are critical issues like carbon footprint. What lies ahead? What are the new innovations and trends that could impact this business of speciality print? texfash.com sets out to explore.

The denim sector is abuzz with feverish activity, a lot of which can now be seen with one's own eyes at the two-day Berlin edition of Denim Première Vision (Denim PV), starting 17 May. After two years of online iterations, the event is back for real with more than 80 exhibitors representing a total production capacity of 1.5 billion metres of denim fabric. That’s scale for you. A texfash.com curtain-raiser.